Photo Composition Tips

Ken Rockwell talks with Marc Silber about photography tips that often are not covered in photography school. Ken explains how strong photo composition is essential for creating an award-winning photo that grabs people’s attention. In this video, he touches on the different aspects of photography composition, such as lighting, color, composition, and depth creation. While the subject of a photograph is significant, every photo needs a basic structure upon which extra details and touches are added.

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I’ve been shooting seriously since I was 5 years old. Here’s a self-portrait from when I was 12. I put my Minolta SR-1 on a tripod. I set my shutter to 1/500 to get a large aperture, and my clip-on Minolta SR-2 meter told me […]

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